ATI RN
PICO Question Psychiatric Emergency Nursing Questions
Question 1 of 5
A college student who failed two tests cried for hours and then tried to telephone a parent but got no answer. The student then gave several expensive sweaters to a roommate and asked to be left alone for a few hours. Which behavior provides the strongest clue of an impending suicide attempt?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
A tearful, anxious patient at the outpatient clinic reports, 'I should be dead.' The initial task of the nurse conducting the assessment interview is to:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
Which behavior best demonstrates aggression?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A patient is pacing the hall... An appropriate initial intervention would be to say:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
The staff development coordinator plans to teach physical management techniques... Which topic to emphasize?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.